Robert and Elizabeth
Based on THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET by Rudolph Besier.
A 50-minute section of Act I of this production was televised by the BBC on 30th April 1965.
The run at the Lyric Theatre totalled 948 performances.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Alfred | Rod McLennan |
|---|---|
| Arabel | Mary Denison |
| Bella Hedley | Sarah Badel |
| Captain Surtees Cook | Jeremy Lloyd |
| Charles | Ivor Danvers |
| Chloe | Jill Love |
| Claire | Patsy Porter |
| dancer | Judith Eltham |
| dancer | Pamela Miller |
| dancer | Arthur Sweet |
| dancer | Ruth Till |
| Dr Chambers / sweeper | Charles West |
| Edward Moulton-Barrett | John Clements |
| Elizabeth | June Bronhill |
| Evans | Robert Vahey |
| fellow officer | David Jennings |
| Flush (dog) | Dewcroft Pandora |
| George | John Tillinger |
| Henrietta | Angela Richards |
| Henry | John McGee |
| Henry Bevan | Gordon Wilcock |
| Lady Mary | Barbara Leigh |
| Mr Harrison (King Charles) / policeman | Bryon O’Leary |
| Mr Macready / pickpocket | David Kelsey |
| Mrs Butler (Polyxena) / Lady Sarah | Cynthia Morey |
| Octavius | Michael Ridgway |
| policeman | Patrick McIntyre |
| policeman | David Sinclair |
| postman | Ken Robson |
| Robert Browning | Keith Michell |
| Septimus | John Parker |
| singer | Jennifer Conway |
| singer | Marilyn Dougan |
| singer | Wendy Eathorne |
| singer | Anita Lockwood |
| singer | Catherine Snedden |
| Travers / stage manager (Mr Langton) / lamplighter / sandwichman | Alan Dudley |
| vendor | Perry Johnson |
| vendor | Dean Viner |
| Wilson | Stella Moray |
| working boy | Louis Godfrey |
| working boy | Rex Rainer |
| Bella Hedley | Sheila Gish
(started September 1965) |
| Robert Browning | Kevin Colson
(started December 1965) |
| Captain Surtees Cook | David Morton
(started 1966) |
| Claire | Janece Graham
(started 1966) |
| Dr Chambers / sweeper | Ian Burford
(started 1966) |
| Flush (dog) | Dewcroft Harvest Gold
(started 1966) |
| George | Michael Attwell
(started 1966) |
| Henrietta | Bronwen Williams
(started 1966) |
| Lady Mary | Elaine Howells
(started 1966) |
| Mr Macready / pickpocket | Brian Cullis
(started 1966) |
| Mrs Butler (Polyxena) / Lady Sarah | Sylvia Eaves
(started 1966) |
| Alfred | Mike Lewin
(started January 1966) |
| Wilson | Helen Landis
(started January 1966) |
| Edward Moulton-Barrett | Donald Wolfit
(started 7th March 1966) |
| Elizabeth | Jane Fyffe
(started 4th April 1966) |
| Evans | Adrian Lawson
(started September 1966) |
| Septimus | Roy Stathers
(started September 1966) |
| Arabel | Valerie Verdon
(started January 1967) |
Crew | |
| Book and Lyrics | Ronald Millar |
| Choreographer | Wendy Toye |
| Composer | Ron Grainer |
| Director | Wendy Toye |
| from an original idea by | Fred G. Moritt |
| Lighting | John Wyckham |
| Musical Director | David Tod Boyd |
| Orchestrations by | Alexander Faris |
| Orchestrations by | Ron Grainer |
| Presented by | Martin Landau |
| Settings and Costumes designed by | Malcolm Pride |
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Michael Hope.
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Play description
Based on THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET by Rudolph Besier.
Photo credits
- Robert and Elizabeth - Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Creative Commons Attribution
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